Spanish Liga - Ronaldo hat-trick fires Real into Copa quarters

Cristiano Ronaldo was the decisive figure for the second time in four days as he scored a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 4-0 victory over Celta Vigo that put them in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his third goal during their Copa del Rey clash with Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu (Reuters)

The Portugal forward, runner-up to Lionel Messi in Monday's World Player of the Year awards, netted twice inside the first 25 minutes at the Bernabeu and sealed the victory near the end after Sergio Ramos had been sent off.